seneschal
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English seneschal (recorded in English since 1393), from Old French seneschal, from Medieval Latin (Frankish) siniscalcus, from Proto-Germanic *sini- (“senior”) + Proto-Germanic *skalk (“servant”); latter term as in marshal. Compare French sénéchal.
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seneschal (plural seneschals)
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seneschal m. (oblique plural seneschaus, nominative singular seneschaus, nominative plural seneschal)
[edit] Old French
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seneschal m. (oblique plural seneschaus, nominative singular seneschaus, nominative plural seneschal)
- seneschal
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- "Oïl, mout m'an sovient il bien.
Seneschaus, savez vos an rien?- Yes, I remember it well
- Senschal, do you know anything about it?
- "Oïl, mout m'an sovient il bien.
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide: